Virginia Language Peoples and Early Settlement Quiz Review

What were 3 reasons that the early settlers had many hardships?

• they didn't know how to grow crops or hunt

• they didn't have enough money to buy what they needed

• they were gentlemen

• the weather was too hot

• they weren't used to doing physical labor

What was the first system of representative government in Virginia ?

• Congress

• General Assembly

• Council

• Parliament

Which two groups of people came to live and work in Jamestown after the first settlers?

• rich people

• royalty

• African slaves

• archaeologists

• women

The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony was

• tobacco

• corn

• peanuts

• lumber

Arrowheads, pottery, and tools are all examples of WHAT that show American Indians lived in all areas of Virginia?

• documents

• possessions

• artifacts

• journals

Why did the English want to colonize America?

• to find good schools for their children

• develop relationships with the Indians

• to have a place to keep prisoners

• to increase their wealth

Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Richmond

• Yorktown

• Fredericksburg

• Jamestown

What were three hardships that the early settlers faced?

• not enough food

• wild animals

• they couldn't find jobs

• weather

• not enough safe water to drink

Which of the following was NOT a Virginia American Indian language group?

• Siouan

• Apache

• Iroquoian

• Algonquian

Who were the first people to live in Virginia?

• Africans

• American Indians

• English

• French